A68840:1642
Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity,…Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie,…
Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity, in the University of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswell of the matter, as of the words: with an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties injunctions.Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie, in the Vniuersitye of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswel of the matter, as of the wordes: wyth an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, accordyng to thorder appointed in the Quenes maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by John Day, 1564London: printed by Iohn Day, 1564
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But what this woman was, whether she were an Hebrew or a Philistine,1 it appeareth not by the History. It is only written that she dwelled by the river or brook Sorek. R. Levi ben Gerson thinketh that she was a proselyte, and that she had received the profession of the law of the Jews. But he confirmeth not his opinion by any testimony of the scripture. Howbeit if she had ben a proselyte, ⟨image 235⟩Samson had sinned much more grievously. For he ought rather to have dissuaded from fornication a woman being a stranger, & peradventure not thoroughly instructed in religion, then to have allured her to sin. For that cause Christ rebuked the Scribes & Pharisees, saying: Woe unto you Scribes and Pharisees, because you compass about sea & land, to make one proselyte: & then ye make him the child of hell, twice so much more then ye your selves. And even the same self thing is also now a days practised, and that very often: the Papists labour very much, to convert a Jew to their Christian religion, and then they corrupt him, and make him worser then they are themselves. After which self same manner Monks lead young men and maidens to their institutions, whom afterward by evil arts they make most corrupt. But these things have I spoken by the way.
But what this woman was, whether she were an Hebrewe or a Philistine,1 it appeareth not by the History. It is onely written that she dwelled by the riuer or brooke Sorek. R. Leui ben Gerson thinketh that she was a proselite, and yt she had receaued the profession of the law of the Iewes. But he confirmeth not his opinion by any testimony of the scripture. Howbeit if she had ben a proselite, ⟨image 235⟩Samson had sinned much more grieuously. For he ought rather to haue dissuaded from fornication a woman being a straunger, & peraduenture not thoroughly instructed in religion, then to haue allured her to sinne. For that cause Christ rebuked the Scribes & Phariseys, saying: Wo vnto you Scribes and Phariseis, bycause you compas about sea & land, to make one proselite: & then ye make hym the child of hel, twise so much more then ye your selues. And euen the same selfe thing is also now a dayes practised, and that very often: the Papistes labor very much, to conuerte a Iewe to theyr Christian religion, and then they corrupte him, and make hym woorser then they are themselues. After whiche selfe same manner Monkes leade younge men and maydens to theyr institutions, whom afterwarde by euill artes they make moste corrupte. But these thynges haue I spoken by the waye.